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| Topics: Formation of the Branch Pond Association |
Formation of the BRANCH POND ASSOCIATION
Background Information
Two informal meetings of concerned Branch Pond property owners were held July 27 and August 1, 1982. Those attending shared their views about the reduced level of service received from the City of Ellsworth in the past several years. Recognizing our relative powerlessness to effect change operating as individuals, all agreed that some form of group action and official organization would be essential.
Such an organization would have many purposes, including:
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Informing property owners of key City Council meetings to ensure a strong representation from Branch Pond. |
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Researching, documenting and circulating legal definitions of public versus private ways and interpretations of the city's obligation to provide road maintenance. |
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Drafting and circulating petitions to the City Council to resume services, expand services, reduce taxes, or whatever action is agreed upon by the membership. |
It is assumed that legal counsel may be required in the initial phase of forming an association and later to assist the membership in interpretations of law. To cover such legal services, as well as printing and mailing costs, it was decided that a $10 membership fee be solicited from all property owners wishing to be represented by the Branch Pond Association.
It was also decided that canvassing for membership would transpire during August 1982. Meetings of a board of representatives from roads surrounding the Pond will follow in September. The following representatives comprise the current organizing board:
Don Hayes - Coordinator (temporary)
Bud Lee - Representative, Cove Road
David Kull - Representative, Sargent Drive
Jane Phillips - Representative, Phillips Beach Road
Bill Cattelle - Representative, Branchview Drive
Organizational Meetings: Branch Pond Association
July 27 and August 1, 1982
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Participant |
Residence |
| Gordon Dunn Paula Dunn Betty Flanagan Jean Hamilton Joyce Hardy David Hardy Anne Hayes Donald Hayes Sally Knobel David Kull Kathy Kull Phyllis Leeman Jerry Leiiberte Jane Phi Hips Charles Rohn Daniel Spellman Bernadette Sanborn Sonny Sanborn Kathy Wilson |
Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Branchview Drive Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road. Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Sargent Drive Sargent Drive Branchview Drive Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Branchview Drive Branchview Drive Phillips Beach Road Phillips Beach Road Branchview Drive |
